How to test pings?

Sometimes it is necessary to check the quality of the Internet connection or the speed of information transfer in the network. This happens when setting up an Internet connection, to a router or to a local network.

To do this, you need to consult the ping utility (PacketInterNet Grouper), which is built into the operating system. The ping program sends to the specified address and receives a test packet of information, while measuring the transit time of the signal. The norm is ping about 100 msec.

How to test ping through the command line

Check ping internet can be just like pingany local network. This can be done by entering the command "ping" and the address of the computer with which the connection is established on the command line. This can be the address of a computer on a local network, a provider's server or a website on the Internet.

Press the button "Start" - "Standard" - "Command line".

In the console window that opens, type the command "ping address". For example, "ping 162.195.0.0", where the IP of the provider is specified, or "ping ya.ru" when checking the connection to the Yandex server.

Ping will send and receive 4 packets of information, and the time will be displayed on the screen over the network.

What influences ping

In the article What determines the ping in detail,which affects the quality of communication. First of all, this is the type of connection. Satellite connection and Dial up can not provide a ping of less than 200 ms. The best speed shows a high-speed connection over fiber optic cables.

Also, the ping is affected by the signal path. The closer the end address is (the server with the game, for example), the lower the ping.

About how you can change the ping, written in the articleHow to lower ping. Let's say briefly: to abandon the satellite Internet and dial-up in favor of more effective means of communication and choose for game and server work, located as close as possible geographically.